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Alaa Abd el‑Fattah Freed After Sisi Pardon, Family Says

The pardon follows a rights council petition and international appeals led by the UK alongside a recent court order lifting his terrorism designation.

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Prominent Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah stands in a cage during a verdict hearing for 21 people over an unauthorized street protest in 2013, in a courtroom in Cairo, Egypt, on Feb. 23, 2015. (AP Photo)
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Overview

  • Family members said the British‑Egyptian activist left Wadi Natron Prison and is home, a day after President Abdel Fattah al‑Sisi granted him clemency.
  • State‑linked Al‑Qahera News reported the decree covered Abd el‑Fattah and five other prisoners after required legal procedures.
  • A Cairo criminal court recently removed his name from Egypt’s terrorism list, with his lawyer saying the change could allow future travel.
  • The National Council for Human Rights submitted the clemency petition this month, citing health and humanitarian grounds.
  • The United Nations had deemed his detention arbitrary, while UK officials, including Prime Minister Keir Starmer, repeatedly pressed for his release.